The Diocese of Trenton’s Respect Life Ministry is now welcoming entries for their 2016-2017 poster, essay, and video contest.
Youth in kindergarten through eighth grade in Catholic schools, parish religious education programs and parish youth programs are invited to submit their work based on this year’s theme, “Moved by Mercy.”
Posters, essays and videos will be selected to represent each grade by the principal, director or coordinator of religious education, or youth minister or their designee, and each entry category can have up to three first-place entries submitted by each school, religious education program or youth group. Winners will be chosen from across the Diocese.
Poster contest entries must be drawings no larger than 20″ x 30″ and no smaller than letter-size paper of 8.5″ x 11.” All drawings must pertain to the theme of “Moved by Mercy” and should be freehand; no pasted magazine pictures or computer generated drawings should be added to posters.
The essay contest is open to grades three through eight. Essays should be no more than 500 words and be typewritten or in Microsoft Word format.
Videos may be submitted on DVD and should be no longer than five minutes in length.
Entry categories are grades K-2; grades 3-5, and grades 6-8, and will be judged based on grade level, creativity, clarity of message and visual appeal. First prize in each grade division is $100, second prize is $50, and third prize is $25.
Only one essay, poster and video should be submitted from each grade to the Diocese for final judging. Awards will be given for the top three posters, top three essays and top three videos in each age category. Prizes will be awarded at a time and date to be announced.
Entries may be sent to Respect Life Ministry, Department of Pastoral Care, 701 Lawrenceville Rd., Trenton, NJ 08648. Deadline to submit an entry is 4:30 p.m. Jan. 31, 2017.
For additional information about the theme, visit http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/respect-life-program/.
For information, contact 609-403-7144 or dgallw@dioceseoftrenton.org.